Disappointments

Have you ever auditioned some gear in a shop, bought it because you were thoroughly impressed, and felt it was a total letdown once you got it home?

zavato05-23-2026 11:50am

dr-hooves Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 28 posts 05-30-2026 at 04:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Always a Turntable, the worst was a French Era 3033, to top it all it went rusty
antigrunge2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,557 posts 05-30-2026 at 05:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thinking about it: a Transcriptor turntable with a Vestigal tonearm was a loud bark up the wrong tree…
gents Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 162 posts 05-30-2026 at 06:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sometimes our nervous enthusiasm helps us pull the trigger when we should really be holstering that thing. I’ve done it a bunch of times. The best antidote would be to keep in mind what you’re paying for these mistakes we'll occasionally make. You have to work on paying what you most likely be able to sell it for- just in case it starts to suck fast like the last thing you made a mistake on. Or, if you pay a little more and take a little bit of a beating when you unload it, at least it’s just a little bit of a beating.